Back from a six-day trip to Qatar and Turkey, U.S. Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick said Tuesday he believes the threat from Islamic State militants is growing stronger and that the U.S. needs to step up efforts to cut off the terror group’s funding. The Bucks County congressman traveled with military officials to the region, where he met with Syrian rebel leaders, a Qatari official responsible for tracking donations that could be directed toward the group known as ISIS or ISIL, and journalists covering the situation in Iraq and Syria. Fitzpatrick cited his role on the House Financial Services Committee as his reason for making the trip abroad. He introduced legislation on imposing...

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